'-다고'류 어미의 형성과 의미

Abstract

In the modern Korean language, “－dago”, a verb ending, is used in an extensive manner. This study is designed to examine two different usages of “－dago” as a connective ending and a sentence-final ending in order to demonstrate their disparate origins of different syntactic structure. In addition, how the meaning can vary when the ending is subject to changes in its category in quotations. As a connective ending, “－dago” is used in three difference manners to present 1) intentions and/or purposes 2) reasons and/or causes 3) concessive relations. It is attributable to its formation process that the ending has become responsible for different relations. When it comes to “intention and purpose” and “reason and cause,” the ending first originated in two different syllables “-da” and “go S” and later shortened itself into “－dago S.” In the course of the shortening, “－dago” has combined two different natures of quotations and connective endings. With respect to the “concessive relation,” “－dago” is deemed to come into existence after “－dago-X(~eoseo(because), ~eodo(although/despite)) S” lost “-ha-X” part and went through transformation in its meaning. The formation of sentence-final ending “－dago” differs from the connective ending “－dago” in that the former underwent the course of; -da hʌya V > -da hʌgo V > －dago V > dago and achieved its role of sentence-final ending as a result of dropping verbs of “say/talk/speak” or the kind from the main clauses.